Cam Newton is not the one (Christian Petersen/Getty Images).
Cam Newton is not the one. The kids he’s always beefing with can tell you that. His former NFL teammates can vouch to that as well. Why people keep trying is beyond me.
Keep reading for my hot take on the Cam Newton brawl. Want to read some of my other hot takes? You can find them all here.
The Brawl
On Sunday, the former NFL QB was at a 7-on-7 youth football tournament in Atlanta, Georgia. The event that was hosted by Cam Newton’s organization, C1N. What is life, when you get jumped at your own event?
Here is a video of the scuffle:
It’s not clear what kicked the scuffle off. All we end up seeing is three men circling Cam, with one appearing to make contact with the former QB’s face. A object that looks like the thing my older relative has to pick up things on the ground without putting unnecessary strain on their joints and back came out flying from the melee.
Newton appears to be backing up, even possibly running away from, the three men coming for him. At no time, does Cam seemingly attempt to fight back. Eventually a police officer and security guards breaks the fight up. A fight implies that two or more people are actively participating, but you get what I mean.
The most remarkable part of this event is that Cam Newton’s ‘evil villain in a Disney Princess movie’ styled black hat does not move a single inch during the scuffle. He literally does not have a hair out of place.
Allegedly, the three men are in a group “TSP” or “Top Shelf Performance” that have a rival 7-on-7 youth tournament oriented organization. They have worked with Cam in the past, but there is bad blood.
3=1?
It’s been a long time since I’ve been in an environment where I saw people squaring up and needed to know the rules of the throwing of hands.
However, from what I recall, the rule is that it is one against one. Even if that person is getting their *ss handed to them by a 6’5 former NFL quarterback. Now fights can help in multiples, i.e. two on two, three on three, but it’s always an equal number on either side of the skirmish. It is a poor reflection of your character to break that rule.
I have seen that rule overridden appropriately in one instance, but it was a highly, highly nuanced situation where the act of just jumping the individual was merciful. Typically, violating the one-on-one rule is a poor choice karma-wise.
But I digress.
Cam Newton=1, The World=0
The general consensus I have heard from the sports world is that Cam was merciful in not throwing hands. Had the former QB fought the three shorter men back, they would probably be in the hospital. Have y’all seen him? The NFL is a bear that requires men who are very large, very fit, and very tough. Cam Newton is not the typical opponent.
If I got jumped at my own event, an event for children, I would be so pissed. I would write a lot of people some very strongly worded emails because throwing hands is not a sustainable confrontational method.
A few sources have viewed the incident differently. The Beat ATL interviewed the PSP group, and they have a different POV.
PSP put the blame on the former QB. They claim in typical “Cam Newton” behavior he was talking crap. The men also allege that Newton originally instigated the fight when he grabbed one of the PSP member. That’s not clear on the video as the beginning of the situation was not included.
A coach at the event shared a video where one of the men was clearly taunting the former NFL quarterback before the 7-on-7 tournament, and long before the scuffle. However, rumor has it that this was a continuation of an event the night before when Newton had talked crap before.
There’s no way of knowing exactly what happened, when. What we can see is that Newton got jumped, with punches being thrown at him – which he did not return.
My final thought on it all? If you’re jealous just say so with your full chest. Don’t knock a man’s NFL career, until you’ve had one.
